Cytotoxic, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Varthemia iphionoides Boiss. extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-293

  Al Dabbas, Maher M ^a   Suganuma, Toshihiko ^a   Kitahara, Kanefumi ^a   Hou, De Xing ^a   Fujii, Makoto ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 Oxocostusic acid; Antioxidant; Compositae; DPPH; Human leukemia (HL 60) cells; Varthemia iphionoides

Indexed keywords

ACETATES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CYTOTOXINS; ETHANOL; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; HEXANES; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; JORDAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES; SESQUITERPENES, EUDESMANE;

ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES;

EID: 33750327340     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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